What if Brandon did actually hire a Harbaugh?

What makes you think that he would? If the former players' grievance letter to the regents is to be believed, he never even bothered to call Jim. There's no indication that he tried to reach out to John, that I know of. He doesn't deserve another chance to make this hire in my opinion. I don't trust him

Is there a sister looking for a coaching gig?

Jim especially is not leaving for this crap. He has to deal with a lack of control as it is. That's all it really amounts to with these guys. If DB is here all he will want to do is have his grubby hands all over anything. Regardless, DB has pissed off too many people as is. We all know he is a dead man walking.

What if we lived on Jupiter and played intergalactic football? Would you take Mars with the points vs Neptune? WHAT IF!

Then someone would have invented the Infinite Improbability Drive.

What if unicorns flew out of our asses. Listen to John U Bacon folks, " no coach worth their salt will work for Dave Brandon."

If DB wants to get punched in the face for douchey interferance, then hiring Jim will accomplish that.

I don't think any of the big 3 would listen to Brandon....but if he managed to get a Harbaugh/Miles in Ann Arbor I think he would be given a few more years.  That's assuming that he contiues to try and win back the good will of the students.

It's not just about a bad job hiring a coach. It's about a long list of things, not all about the product on the field.

Of course it'd save his job.  But the indications are that he could never do this.

What if monkeys come out my ass?

This is not gonna happen.  There is no room big enough for a top Tier coach and Brandon.  At this point, this is not even in the discussion.  Brandon has turned the Michigan history, tradition and Lore into a "brand", something to be sold, marketed.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PLvdmifDSk

Fire Brandon

Both Harbaughs are too intelligent and independent to work for David Brandon.  Most importantly, both have other options.  No elite coach with options is going to work for David Brandon.  Even when Brandon is fired as he deserves, the job is still going to be a tough sell.  

If neither Harbaugh wants the job, it is going to take a lot of guaranteed money to get an elite outsider to risk getting a Rich Rod job pulled on him.  Coaches are a fraternity and they know which schools treat coaches well.  David Brandon has devalued the Michigan job.  Hopefully, another AD can pull off a miracle and get a great coach to come in and turn Michigan back into Michigan.

Or are you just a staffer for Dave doing a little market research?

No, it wouldn't save his job.  It might prolong it, but just hiring a big name coach doesn't undo all of the other crap he has pulled.  Remember that regents meeting last week?  I didn't hear students complaining about losing football games.  It goes deeper than that.

Besides, if Brandon hired Harbaugh, he would use it as an opportunity to raise ticket prices through the roof, slap advertising all over Michigan Stadium, and stop selling student tickets altogether.

Listen Dave you can't just keep creating these fake mgoblog accounts and floating hypotheticals at us hoping that we will give you the secert formula to keep your job.  

 

You are a big boy figure it out yourself.

 

 Or you could stop wasting your time on here and finish your resignation letter.

I'm always up for a good hypothetical, but ... cumong, man.

There's no way it would happen, but even if it did, I'd still say he doesn't deserve to keep his job. More so, if he's the one conducting the next coaching search, then buckle up for the Teryl Austin era of Michigan Football and God help us all. 

impossible? If so, this may be one of them. Actually, the scenario goes that Brandon simultaneously lands a Harbaugh TO keep his job. It's not "Well, he DID hire a Harbaugh, let's let evaluate whether we should let him stay ... ok, thought about it. Good hire. You're safe."

If it truly is Brandon that's a major factor in Jim or Les not wanting to come here then that is tantalizing to say the least. But it seems like Jim and Les being Brandon-haterz is overhyped or a red herring. How do they even know each other that well? I'm seriously wondering ... I don't necessarily doubt it (well, I guess I did just question it), but I've just never seen any detailed background on their relationships.

the percentage of posters here who would seemingly believe Schissel takes his direction from reading the MgoBlog.

Schlissel's first statement was (my take) more or less about how academics should be the focus and athletics, while important should be a clear second priority.

And by sleight of hand or mind or transmogrification of the galaxy, he's going to be motivated to put a figurative wooden stake in Brandon's heart.

....so he can choose his own Ath Dir, one who would clearly place athletics second.  Schlissel would also place himself in the chain of events that led to the selection of a new head football coach...I will guess here, that's not a place he would ever want to be, because it would be a talking point forever more and his credibility with the common person would be inextricably linked to that, rather than anything he might offer to advance or refine academics.

I just don't see it.  I clearly get how Brandon has alienated various groups, but by DB simply responding to the various terms of the backlash....there's no further argument nor problems for his boss.  It would simply then be about some cross-section of complainers.  If one offers concessions (not those concessions) and the complainers keep going on it becomes a group of haters who really didn't want what they said in the first place.

I keep posting about this.  I don't see this all happening the way its outlined in detail.  Its my opinion of course, just based on what I see about organizational dynamics, in several different organizations.